Du Ye left the Xu family and went straight back.
Back at the county office, he couldn't wait to go to the backyard. When he saw his father, Du Qi, he said, "Father, I've successfully persuaded Xu Yinhe. He agreed to give us 100,000 strings of coins and 50,000 dans of grain. He'll send us the grain and money within three days. Apart from that, I've also given the Xu family some preferential treatment. All the construction of the river banks and the reinforcement of the riverbed will be arranged by the Xu family. However, the price that the Xu family has reported is 80% of the market price. "
At this point, Du Ye added, "I've already reminded them. If the riverbed and the river banks aren't reinforced and can't meet the standards, then I won't agree. The Xu family has also promised to improve the quality of the project. "
After hearing this, Du Qi thought carefully and said, "There's nothing wrong with returning a favor. The Xu family supports you, and you give them the opportunity to make money. You even let them gain both benefits and face. This is a win-win situation. "
Du Ye said, "Father is right."
Du Qi said, "But I still want to reiterate that the quality of the project must be checked. The people you select to review the quality must not be influenced by the Xu family. "
Du Ye said, "Father, please don't worry about this. I understand."
Du Qi said again, "In addition, if you want to recruit workers, you have to understand the treatment of the workers. If you recruit workers, you can't let the local people suffer. If the Xu family hires workers but doesn't pay the bill, then there will be a situation of embezzlement. In the end, even if the river banks are repaired, even if everything is done well, you will still lose the hearts of the people. The gains don't make up for the losses. "
Du Ye said, "I understand."
Now, he felt that he had improved greatly. Because there were many things involved, he gradually learned to consider more, to consider many things thoroughly.
Du Qi waved his hand and said, "Go back to your work."
"Yes!"
Du Ye answered and turned to leave.
Du Ye left the backyard and returned to the county office. Although the present county office officials were already familiar with Du Ye, in fact, his influence on them was still not enough.
Even if they respected him, it was because of his background. They thought that Du Ye came from a big family.
In terms of ability, no one was convinced.
Du Ye sat on the main seat and looked around at everyone in the hall. He said in a deep voice, "When I was handing over the duties to the previous county magistrate, County Magistrate Wang mentioned that the weather in Jiangyin County this year is abnormal. It's very likely that there will be a drought followed by a flood. Especially within Jiangyin County, the river dikes are in disrepair and the river channels are covered in silt. Once a heavy rain falls, the entire Jiangyin County may become a swamp. "
"For this reason, I conducted research and visited many places in Jiangyin County and asked the local farmers. Many people who know about the weather have said that the weather this year is strange, and it is very likely that there will be a drought and then a flood. "
"Therefore, I want to stop this from happening. Make sure that when the rain comes, my Jiangyin County will not be affected by the heavy rain. "
Du Ye continued, "This official has already lobbied Jiangyin's Xu Family and requested them to provide 100,000 strings of string of money and 50,000 dan of grain as financial aid. Then, the government will contract the project and hand over the entire Jiangyin County to the Xu Family to arrange for the construction of the river. As for the contract price, it will be 80% of the market price. "
Whoosh!
The crowd burst into an uproar when they heard this.
Some people thought that it was meaningless because the heavy rain did not fall. Especially now that it was sunny and windy. Although there was little rain, it might not rain heavily.
Droughts were also common.
Du Ye's expression was solemn as he said, "If you have any suggestions or ideas, please feel free to speak freely."
The deputy county magistrate took the lead and said, "County Magistrate Du, we actually have no objections to your arrangement. Because County Magistrate Du is doing this for our Jiangyin County. Let's not talk about anything else. Let's talk about digging ditches. If all the river channels are dredged and all the problems are solved, then for Jiangyin County, it will be a matter of great merit and benefit for the future. "
Du Ye nodded.
The deputy county magistrate continued, "It's just that I am worried that Jiangyin County does not have enough resources and money. This is your humble servant's worry. After all, our Jiangyin County is not a rich and populous county. It has only gotten slightly better in recent years. "
As soon as he said this, the rest of the people agreed.
Repairing the river dikes and removing the silt in the river channels was not an easy task.
It was also not something that could be easily dealt with.
Du Ye looked around at the crowd and saw that many people agreed. He knew that the reason why these people were worried was actually because of the financial difficulties. Du Ye flicked his big sleeves and said, "Although there will be difficulties at present, even if there are difficulties, I will solve them myself. Now that we have the support of the Xu family, we can continue. Everyone, please rest assured that I will coordinate well. "
Speaking of this, Du Ye continued, "Even if there is a shortage of resources, I will ask for help from Changzhou. Everyone, please be at ease. This official still has some connections. "
Hearing this, the crowd felt relieved.
They all thought that Du Ye must have some background. Now that Du Ye took the initiative to say this, he had already revealed his background. Therefore, the crowd no longer had any doubts about Du Ye.
Wasn't it just some money and food?
A person like Du Ye was here to gild his name and to gain political achievements. Du Ye did not care about money and food. What he cared about was whether he could do things well.
When the crowd's mentality changed, Du Ye continued, "Everyone, I can't stay in Jiangyin County for too long. However, I still hope that you can help me to handle things well. As long as things are handled well, you will have a chance to be promoted in the future. "
The deputy county magistrate said, "We will do our best to assist you, county magistrate."
The rest of the people also expressed their opinions.
Du Ye's words had already reached this point. All of them understood. If they built a good relationship with Du Ye at this time, when Du Ye was promoted, their opportunity might come. If Du Ye was not in Jiangyin County, it would be more difficult for them to be promoted, including the deputy county magistrate.
But now Du Ye was here, and Du Ye was a person with a background.
Du Ye was an opportunity.
Du Ye knew that his words had already intimidated everyone. Now that Du Ye was in the county government, he could definitely make decisions. Therefore, Du Ye immediately arranged a lot of things to be done in the county government.
Even the matter of arranging people to go to Jiangdu to buy food was handed over to the deputy county magistrate.
The deputy county magistrate was naturally very happy.
Now that he had built a good relationship with Du Ye, he might recommend him to be the county magistrate when Du Ye was promoted.
Therefore, he did not ask anything else and went to make arrangements directly.
Du Ye made all the arrangements. After everything was arranged properly, the whole county government was already in operation.
Time flew, and in the blink of an eye, one and a half days had passed.
This afternoon, Xu Tu came.
Xu Tu directly sent 100,000 strings of coins and 50,000 dans of food. After seeing Du Ye, he handed over all the money and food. Then he entered the mansion with Du Ye and prepared to discuss the fortifications with him.
After all, Xu Tu had a lot of workers and a lot of plans. Now, as long as Du Ye agreed, the fortifications in the whole Jiangyin County could be carried out.
Du Ye and Xu Tu talked for a while and decided.
Then Xu Tu went back directly.
In less than half a day, the river cleaning in the whole Jiangyin County, starting from the county seat and then the surrounding areas, was carried out in just two days.
The river cleaning, the reinforcement of the river banks, and the excavation of the canals were all in full swing.
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